Cultural Heritage of Wellington Shire: A Bibliography

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1 Cultural Heritage of Wellington Shire: A Bibliography The Smith family of Cowwarr, then Newry, c nd Edition 2012 Wellington Shire Heritage Network

2 Cultural Heritage of Wellington Shire: A Bibliography First Edition Compiled by Linda Kennett Centre for Gippsland Studies Monash University For Wellington Shire Council 1999 Second Edition Updated by Linda Barraclough For Wellington Shire Heritage Network and Wellington Shire Library Service Foster Street, Sale 2012 Please note: a small number of the difficult-to-find titles have notes at the very end of the item in [square brackets] to show where the item may be consulted. Most are held at the Centre for Gippsland Studies, or in the Wellington Library Service. Please consult the online Wellington Library Service catalogue to enquire further. For corrections and to add details of further or new books, please Linda at kapana@netspace.net.au Further copies are available from Wellington Shire Heritage Network C/ Post Office, BOISDALE, 3860 Acknowledgements 2 nd Edition Melva James (Yarram and District Historical Society) Ann and Peter Synan Judy Hirst (Sale and District Family History Group) John Little (Maffra and District Historical Society) Dr Julie Fenwick, Centre for Gippsland Studies, Monash University. Cover Photographs First and Second editions : The Smith children, from Cowwarr and then Parrambeen at Newry. The parents were Horace Digby Smith and Catherine Maude nee Murphy. It is the same patient pony in both, name not recorded. The second photograph may have been taken at the Newry School, but confirmation is sought. (Courtesy Terry Hore)

3 Table of Contents General Histories... 7 Aboriginal History Exploration, Squatting and Land Settlement Localities ALBERTON ALBERTON SHIRE ALPINE REGION AVON RIVER AVON SHIRE BALOOK BINGINWARRI BLACKWARRY BOISDALE BRIAGOLONG BRUNTONS BRIDGE BULGOBACK BUNDALAGUAH BUSHY PARK CARRAJUNG COWWARR CROOKED RIVER DARGO DENISON DEVON NORTH DONNELLYS CREEK DUTSON GELLIONDALE GLENMAGGIE GOODWOOD GORMANDALE GRANT GREENMOUNT... 50

4 THE HEART HEYFIELD HIAWATHA HOLEY PLAINS HOLLANDS LANDING JACK RIVER JACK SMITH LAKE KILMANY LAKE COLEMAN LICOLA LLOWALONG LOCH SPORT LONGFORD MACALISTER VALLEY MADALYA MAFFRA MAFFRA SHIRE MARLAY POINT MEERLIEU MERRIMANS CREEK MUNRO MYRTLEBANK NAMBROK NEWRY PERRY BRIDGE PORT ALBERT RAMAHYUCK ROSEDALE ROSEDALE SHIRE RYTON SALE SEACOMBE SEASPRAY SEATON SNAKE ISLAND

5 STOCKDALE STRADBROKE STRATFORD STRATHFIELDSAYE STRZELECKI RANGES SUNDAY ISLAND TALBOTVILLE TARRA VALLEY TARRAVILLE TINAMBA UPPER MAFFRA VALENCIA CREEK WELLINGTON SHIRE WILLUNG WON WRON WONNANGATTA VALLEY WOODSIDE WURRUK YARRAM

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7 General Histories (Includes Gippsland Lakes) Adams, J.D. The Princes Highway The Gap, Magazine of the Bairnsdale Inspectorate, Pages Annear, Robyn. The man who lost himself: the unbelievable story of the Tichborne claimant. Melbourne: Text Publishing, pages, indexed. Arthur Orton, the claimant to the Tichborne estate, worked at Boisdale and Dargo. Austin, K.A.; Norman, Desmond (illus.) Gippsland sketchbook Adelaide, S.A.: Rigby, pages. Contains sketches and brief histories of Bushy Park, Rosedale Mech. Inst., Holey Plain, Nambrok, National Bank (Maffra), Boisdale [House], Briagolong Mech. Inst., Mount View (Briagolong), Strathfieldsaye, Criterion Hotel (Sale), Sale Police Station, Swing Bridge, Christ Church (Tarraville), Port Albert Post Office, Bank of Victoria (Port Albert). Baragwanath, Pam. If the walls could speak: a social history of the mechanics institutes of Victoria. Windsor, Vic: mechanics institutes Vic, pages, indexed. Histories of most mechanics institutes in Victoria, including many in Wellington. Barraclough, Linda; Squires, Debra East Gippsland cemeteries: a guide for the genealogist Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, pages. Includes many cemeteries in the Shire of Wellington. Barraclough, Linda; Squires, Debra. Finding your families: genealogical resources in the Shires of Wellington and East Gippsland Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, Barraclough, Linda (comp.) Little ships of the lakes: eighty years of shipping on the Gippsland Lakes. Bairnsdale, Vic: East Gippsland Historical Society, pages. Barraclough, Linda; Squires, Debra Steps in time: a Gippsland chronology to 1899 Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, pages. Blake, Leslie James (ed) Vision and realisation: a centenary history of state education in Victoria Melbourne: Education Department, vols: 1652, 1104, 1389 pages. Detailed history of education in Victoria which includes histories of all government schools which have been or still are in operation.

8 Box, Allan Saddle & spur: a photographic record of Gippsland s mounted regiments Churchill, Vic: Centre for Gippsland Studies, pages. Brinsmead, Gregory Stewart James The development of butter factories in Gippsland, Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.2 no.2 pages 3-12, Bull, Joseph C.; Williams, Peter J. Story of Gippsland shipping: discoveries of the early navigators, lakes steamers, coastal windjammers, shipwrecks and famous captains Metung, Vic: The authors, pages. Brief history of the early exploration of the Gippsland coast, of Port Albert and the Gippsland Lakes, of well known ships, shipwrecks and the fishing industry. Butler s Wood s Point and Gipps Land general directory, 1866 Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, pages. Facsimile edition. Directory for the year 1866, giving general information on the main towns of Gippsland and listing all citizens. Carey, David. On patrol in Gippsland. Sale, Vic: the author, pages. History of traffic policing in Gippsland. Carr, Julie. The captive white woman of Gippsland: in pursuit of the legend. Melbourne; Melbourne University Press, pages, indexed. Account of the search for a white woman, said to be held by Gippsland Aboriginal people in the 1840s. Challinger, Michael. Historic court houses of Victoria. Ringwood, Vic: Palisade Press, pages, indexed. Includes court houses at Stratford, Sale and Yarram. Chambers, Don. Wooden wonders: Victoria s timber bridges. Melbourne: Hyland Press, pages, indexed. Pages 129 to 187 cover Gippsland, with a chapter on Gippsland ad the CRB. A number of Wellington bridges are featured. Clark, Albert E. The church of our fathers; being the history of the Church of England in Gippsland, [Sale, Vic: Diocese of Gippsland], pages. Detailed history of the Anglican Church in early Gippsland, containing a history of each parish and of the formation of the Diocese.

9 Daley, Charles The story of Gippsland Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs, pages. History of Gippsland, from early exploration, settlement and relations with the Aborigines to the present day. Day, Helen. (ed) They shall dream dreams (Title page) They shall dream Dreams: Thirty Years of the Uniting Church in Australia Presbytery Gippsland (Cover title) [?]:Uniting Church in Australia - Presbytery of Gippsland, pages. De Quincey, Elizabeth. Ships that sailed the Gippsland Lakes. Maffra, Vic: Gippsland Heritage House, pages. Sketches with brief details of early ships on the Gippsland Lakes. Derbyshire, J.A. Maritime trade on the Gippsland Lakes: noted vessels & masters c.1854 to c Bairnsdale, Vic: J&H Derbyshire, pages. East Gippsland Regional Planning Committee Sites and features of historical significance in the East Gippsland region Melbourne: The Committee, pages. Inventory of historic buildings and sites in eastern Gippsland, including the Shires of Sale, Maffra and Avon, accompanied by a list of schools built prior to 1900, a list of cemeteries and lone graves, and a bibliography of sources of historical information. Elliott, Ray (ed.) The Deaconesses of Gippsland. Sale, Vic: Anglican Women of Australia (Gippsland Diocese), Describes the service of Deaconesses in the Anglican Church, from a base at Sale. The Gap: a school magazine produced by the teachers of the Bairnsdale Inspectorate in the interests of education circulating in Eastern Gippsland Articles on local and school history, educational issues, fiction and poetry, written by students and teachers from the Bairnsdale Inspectorate, including items on Maffra, Briagolong, Crooked River etc. Issued , , A full set is available on CD from Sale and District Family History Group, that includes: Barraclough, Linda. Index to The Gap: a school magazine produced by the teachers of the Bairnsdale Inspectorate in the interests of education circulating in Eastern Gippsland Gardner, P.D. Names around the Gippsland Lakes; their origins, meanings and history. Ensay, Vic: Ngarak Press, pages, indexed. Pages 5 to 19 covers names from the lakes inland to about Valencia Creek and Stockdale

10 Gibson, Ted (ed.) Great faithfulness: a centenary publication of the Diocese of Gippsland Sale, Vic: Anglican Diocese of Gippsland, pages. Gilbert, Michael. The claimant. The Tichborne case reviewed [cover title]. [?]: Constable, pages. Arthur Orton, the claimant to the Tichborne estate, worked at Boisdale and Dargo. Gippsland electoral rolls for 1856 and stock assessment payable Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, pages. Copy of the voters rolls of 1856 for the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, and also stock assessments for the same year. Gippsland Grammar School Is emu on the menu?: historical homesteads and recipes of Gippsland Sale, Vic: The School, pages. Includes sketches and very brief histories of many historic homesteads in Wellington Shire. Gippsland Grammar School. Is emu off the menu?: historic homes and recipes of Gippsland. Sale, Vic: The School, pages. An updated version of an old classic, with new homes and modern photographs. Gippsland Heritage Journal Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, 1986 Contains articles on the history and pioneers of Gippsland. The Gippsland records of Reverend E.G. Pryce Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.2 no.2 pages 39-42, Brief history of two journeys made by the Rev. E.G. Pryce into Gippsland in 1845 and 1847, and records of the baptisms and marriages which he performed during these trips. Gipps Land : return to address Mr Cole 16 th September Melbourne; Govt Printer, pages. Statistics for the region. [Copy at Maffra Library] Godbold, Norman. Victoria, cream of the country: history of the Victorian dairy industry. Hawthorn, Vic: Australian Dairy Industry Association, Victorian Division, pages, indexed. Howe, Garry The best turf on earth: 75 years of racing Gippsland Sale, Vic: Gippsland Racing, pages. History of horse racing in Gippsland, documenting the formation and progress of the Gippsland District Racing Association and recalling prominent officials, riders, trainers and horses.

11 Howie, J. Blackwood. The tourist and sportsman's guide to the Gippsland Lakes and surrounding country specially compiled for the Lakes Navigation Company. 52 pages plus foldout map The Lakes Navigation Company (1882) Paynesville Maritime Museum (facs, 2010) Lee, Timothy; Turpin, Barrie Portraits : Remarkable people of South Eastern Australia.?, Vic: the authors, Photographic and word portraits of a number of elder citizens, including a number from Wellington such as Billy Cartner, Vince Phelan and the Lasich brothers (around Dargo), Karl Kase (Rosedale), Wilbur Saxton (Longford). Loney, Jack Kenneth Wrecks along the Gippsland coast Geelong, Vic: Marine History Publications, pages. Chronological account of shipwrecks on the coast of Gippsland from 1797 to Mackay, Richard Recollections of early Gippsland goldfields Traralgon, Vic: W. Chappell, pages. Recollections of gold discoveries and mining throughout Gippsland, written when the author was an old man and recalling his many years among miners. Maddern, I.T. Light and life: a history of the Anglican Church in Gippsland [Morwell, Vic: I.T. Maddern], pages. History of the Anglican Church in Gippsland and a brief history of each parish. Middleton & Maning s Gippsland directory for 1884 and 1885 Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, pages. Facsimile edition. Alphabetical directory of inhabitants of each shire in Gippsland, accompanied by descriptions of each town. Morgan, Patrick The settling of Gippsland : a regional history. Sale, Vic: Gippsland Municipalities Association, pages. Overall history of Gippsland, viewed through themes. Of fires and flooding plains: a pictorial record of the 2007 Gippsland floods. Traralgon, Vic: Gippsland Emergency relief Fund, pages. Mainly pictorial record of 2007 floods. Sale and Loch Sport, Glenmaggie/Licola, Newry/Tinamba/Maffra Pitt, M.W., with T.P. Synan. The past, present and future of the Gippsland Lakes, with particular emphasis on Lake Wellington and Lake Coleman. Sale, Vic: City of Sale, "From the papers presented at the Save the Gippsland Lakes Committee's symposium on Lake Wellington and Lake Coleman held in Sale, November 1986'

12 Red alert: a pictorial record of the 2006/2007 fires. Traralgon, Vic: Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund, pages. Pictorial record, Includes Cowwarr, Briagolong/Valencia Creek, Seaton/Licola, Dargo Rogers, J.G.; Helyar, Nelly Lonely graves of the Gippsland goldfields and greater Gippsland Moe, Vic: J.G. Rogers, pages. Listing of over 700 lone graves, with details of life and causes of death, and indexed by name and locality. Sale & District Family History Group Pioneer Index for Sale & District Sale, Vic: Sale & District Family History Group, pages Published Register of research (based on newspaper B,D&Ms) of people resident in the area covered by runs at Heyfield, Rosedale, Glencoe, Roseneath, Sandy Creek to Bushy Park. Therefore covering towns of Maffra, Stratford, Sale etc. Savige, Chris Golf in East Gippsland. Wy Yung, Vic: the author, pages plus xvi. Includes details fo golf courses in Wellington. Schmitt, David The Victorian Mounted Rifles in Gippsland Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.2 no.1 pages 10-13, History of the two companies of Victorian Mounted Rifles formed in Gippsland in 1885, which eventually became the 13th (Gippsland) Light Horse in Squires, Debra; Barraclough, Linda; Clothier, Helen Gippsland in focus: a directory of photographers to 1950 Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press, pages. Synan, Peter. The Dahlsen story: a pioneering family in Gippsland since Sale, Vic: Lookups Research, pages, indexed. Timber and hardware merchants based in Bairnsdale, the Dahlsen family were pioneers in Gippsland shipping. They were also significant players in developing Gippsland fishing, timber and gold industries. Walker, Mary Howitt Alfred William Howitt: explorer, scientist, public servant. The Gap, magazine of the Bairnsdale Inspectorate, Pages Howitt led the propecting party that found reef gold in Crooked River, and was later the local police magistrate based at Sale. He was also important for the scientific exploration of east Gippsland, and Mount Howitt is named after him. Walker, Mary Howitt A.W. Howitt Sale, Vic: Sale Regional Arts Centre: pages.

13 Walker, Mary Howitt Come wind, come weather: a biography of Alfred Howitt. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, pages. Wells, John C. Gippsland: people, a place and their past Drouin, Vic: Landmark Press, pages. History of Gippsland, arranged by topic rather than overall chronological sequence. Williams, Laurie Football clubs in Central Gippsland: a collection of articles compiled by Laurie Williams. Prepared in this format by Maffra & District Historical Society [Bound photocopies of actual newspaper articles.] Clubs covered include: Cowwarr, Glenmaggie, Glenmaggie Weir, Heyfield, Longford, Newry, Ramblers (irrigation channel diggers), numerous Sale, Stradbroke and Stratford.

14 Aboriginal History See also Ramahyuck and items on archaeological relics at Boisdale, Dutson, Jack Smith Lake, Stratford and Strathfieldsaye in the "Localities" section of the bibliography. Attwood, Bain M. The making of the Aborigines Sydney: Allen & Unwin, pages. Series of essays discussing how the indigenous people of Gippsland were shaped by European cultural domination, especially through the mission stations. Australian Archives; Victoria. Public Record Office My heart is breaking: a joint guide to records about Aboriginal people in the Public Record Office of Victoria and the Australian Archives, Victorian Regional Office Canberra: Australian Government Publishing service, pages. Annotated listing of the holdings of the two repositories, accompanied by excerpts from the records. These illustrate government administration and policy, and life on the missions and stations. Carr, Julie. The captive white woman of Gippsland. Melbourne; Melbourne University Press, pages, indexed. Account of the search for a white woman, said to be held by Gippsland Aboriginal people in the 1840s. Court, Jean (comp) The Aborigines of Gippsland Traralgon, Vic: Traralgon and District Historical Society, ,50 pages. A compilation of much original material relating to the Aborigines of Gippsland. Areas covered are Aboriginal legends, social customs and daily life, early contact with Europeans, mission stations and the white woman legend. Fison, Lorimer; Howitt, A.W. Kamilaroi and Kurnai: group-marriage and relationships, their marriage by elopement, also, the Kurnai tribe, their customs in peace and war Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, pages. First published Includes studies of the Kurnai tribes, their customs and systems of kinship. Fletcher, Meredith Avon to the Alps: a history of the Shire of Avon Stratford, Vic: Shire of Avon, pages. History of settlement and development within the Shire of Avon, including the history of Aboriginal occupation of the area and a description of the lifestyle of the Kurnai.

15 Footprints: The Journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper. Melbourne: Public Record Office Victoria, pages. Account from documents held in the Public Record Office and the National Archives of the family of Lucy and Percy Pepper of Lake Tyers. Percy Pepper was born at Ramahyuck about Gardner, Peter Dean Gippsland massacres: the destruction of the Kurnai tribe Ensay, Vic: P.D. Gardner, pages. Evidence is presented supporting the occurrence of massacres of Aborigines in Gippsland in the early years of white settlement. It includes estimates of the pre-white Aboriginal population, early white contacts and the episode of the search for the captive white woman in the 1840s. Gardner, Peter Dean Through foreign eyes: European perceptions of the Kurnai tribe of Gippsland Churchill, Vic: Centre for Gippsland Studies, pages. Examination of the Kurnai people through records, letters and diaries of early Europeans in Gippsland, showing the reactions of Europeans and the effects of white settlement on the Aborigines. Howitt, A.W. The native tribes of South-East Australia London: Macmillan, pages. Detailed account of the tribal and social organisation of Aboriginal tribes in south eastern Australia, including the Kurnai of Gippsland. Jensz, Felicity In future, only female teachers: Staffing the Ramahyuck mission school in the nineteenth century Provenance: The Journal of Public Record Office Victoria, issue no. 11, pages. A digital only article on the school at the Ramahyuck Aboriginal Mission, at Perry Bridge. Monash Public History Group; Aitken, Richard (ed) Macalister landscapes: history and heritage in Maffra Shire Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press/Centre for Gippsland Studies, pages. An examination of how natural features and human occupation have formed the present landscape, including the theme of Aboriginal occupation. Sites of significance to Aboriginal culture are described. Pepper, Phillip; De Araugo, Tess What did happen to the Aborigines of Victoria, volume 1: the Kurnai of Gippsland Melbourne: Hyland House, pages. History of the Gippsland tribes from the coming of white settlement to the 1950s. Pepper, Phillip; De Araugo, Tess (ed) You are what you make yourself to be: the story of a Victorian Aboriginal family,

16 Melbourne: Hyland House, pages. History of the Pepper family, an Aboriginal family some of whose relatives lived on Ramahyuck Mission Station Robinson, George Augustus; Clark, Ian D. (ed) The journals of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate, volume four: 1 January October 1845 Melbourne: Heritage Matters, pages. These journals include a journey through Gippsland in 1844, from Westernport Bay to Port Albert and Twofold Bay. The daily entries describe the land, the Aboriginal tribes and the squatting runs. Smyth, Robert Brough The Aborigines of Victoria: with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania Melbourne: Currey, O Neil, ,456 pages. First published Historical record of the state of the Aboriginal people in the second half of the nineteenth century, drawn from primary sources as reports and letters of magistrates, explorers and anthropologists. It deals with the physical characteristics of Aboriginals, their distribution and population, daily life, ceremonies, mythology and language. Victoria. Public Record Office Victorian Aborigines : a resource guide to the holdings of the Public Record Office, Victoria [Melbourne]: Government Information Centre, pages. Short history of Aborigines in Victoria since European settlement, illustrated by selections from the documents, letter books and reports held by the Public Record Office. It includes an annotated list of their holdings which relate to Aboriginal matters.

17 Exploration, Squatting and Land Settlement Billis, R.V.; Kenyon, A.S. Pastoral pioneers of Port Phillip Melbourne: Stockland Press, pages. First published Alphabetical list of the pastoral licensees of the Port Phillip District, and particulars of the runs which they occupied. Bonwick, J. Port Phillip settlement London: Sampson Low, pages. Includes a detailed description of early exploration of Gippsland, consisting mainly of McMillan s and Strzelecki s own accounts of their experiences. Bride, Thomas Francis Letters from Victorian pioneers: being a series of papers on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc Melbourne: Trustees of the Public Library, pages. Letters, solicited in 1853, detailing the personal experiences of the pioneers of Victoria. They describe the country, the settlers, the Aboriginals and their conflicts with Europeans. It includes letters about Gippsland, from W. O Dell Raymond, C.J. Tyers and Angus McMillan. Buckley, Patrick Coady Journal of Patrick Coady Buckley 1844 Transcript of the diaries of a squatter in early Gippsland from 1844 to 1872, describing his way of life, the daily work on his stations and other residents in the area. Cox, George (Rev); Adams, John David (ed) Notes on Gippsland history, volume 1: the exploration of Gippsland Yarram, Vic: Shire of Alberton/Yarram and District Historical society, [1988]. 86 pages. Reprint from articles published in the Gippsland Standard, Yarram, from 1911 to 1930, and which draw on contemporary newspapers, diaries and letters. This volume deals with the discovery and exploration of Gippsland, especially the journeys of McMillan and Strzelecki. Cox, George (Rev); Adams, John David (ed) Notes on Gippsland history, volume 4: Gippsland in the 1840s [Port Albert, Vic]: Port Albert Maritime Museum, [1994]. 58 pages. Reprint from articles published in the Gippsland Standard, Yarram, from 1911 to 1930, and which draw on contemporary newspapers, diaries and letters. This volume deals with the development of Gippsland in the 1840s, exclusive of the Alberton area, including squatters, land legislation and some surveys. Cox, Kenneth Angus McMillan: pathfinder Olinda, Vic: Olinda Public Relations, pages. Detailed biography of Angus McMillan and his part in the exploration and settling of Gippsland. Daley, Charles

18 Angus McMillan Victorian Historical Magazine vol.1 no.3 pages , March A biography of Angus McMillan and his explorations in Gippsland. Daley, Charles How the Hunters came to Gippsland Victorian Historical Magazine vol.13 no.3 pages , Alick Hunter s account of a journey made in 1841, over the mountains from Howqua River into Gippsland in search of a cattle run. After inspecting stations on the Macalister and Latrobe Rivers, they journeyed overland to Melbourne. Fletcher, Meredith The small farm ideal: closer settlement in the Maffra Sale area, pages. (M.A., Monash University) An examination of closer settlement and soldier settlement schemes in the Maffra and Sale districts. Fletcher, Meredith Strathfieldsaye: a history and a guide Churchill, Vic: Centre for Gippsland Studies, pages. History of the settlement of Strathfieldsaye, a run on Lake Wellington, later owned for a long period by the Disher family. A guide to the house, garden and farm buildings is included. Greig, A.W. The beginnings of Gippsland Victorian Historical Magazine vol.2 no.1 pages 1-14, May A history of the early European exploration of Gippsland, especially by McMillan and Strzelecki. Hales, Jeremy Matthew Macalister s 1840 diary: an interpretation. Gippsland Heritage Journal no.25 pages 47-54, 2001 Diary of exploratory party through Gippsland July-August 1840, passing through present Sale area. Heney, H.M.E. In a dark glass: the story of Paul Edmond Strzelecki Sydney: Angus and Robertson, pages. Biography of Count Strzelecki, including his journey of exploration through Gippsland. Hibben, Jennifer The Disher family, in late nineteenth century Victoria, with special reference to the settlement of Gippsland pages. (B.A. University of Melbourne) History of the Disher family, describing their life at Tarraville and then on Strathfieldsaye pastoral run from 1845 to Kaluski, Marian Sir Paul E. Strzelecki: a Polish Count s explorations in 19th century Australia Melbourne: A E Press, pages.

19 Biography of Strzelecki, with a detailed account of his explorations. Lennon, Jane L. Squatters, merchants and mariners: an historical geography of Gipps Land pages. (M.A. University of Melbourne). The early settlement of Gippsland is examined, tracing exploration, squatting, growth of land and sea transport, trade, and urban development. The geography of the region is reconstructed from 1835 to the 1860s, concentrating on the first decade of settlement from 1841 to The development of the port at Port Albert is documented, as well as the growth of surrounding settlements, the establishment of transport routes, changing patterns of trade, and the effects of gold discoveries in the 1860s. McLean, Trevor A. A dauntless man: Angus McMillan, 14th August May 1865 [Traralgon, Vic]: Traralgon & District Historical Society, pages. An account of the life of Angus McMillan, especially his explorations in Gippsland and the discovery of a port. It includes a description of Strzelecki s journey and a list of places named by McMillan. McMillan, Angus McMillan s account of his first journey into Gippsland Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.1 no.1 pages 44-46, 1986 Memorandum of McMillan s trip from the Monaro district, in 1839, in search of new country to the south-west, written in 1853 at the request of Governor La Trobe. McMillan s letter to The Colonist Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.3 no.1 pages 39-41, Reprint of an article published in The Colonist on 9 July 1840, during the controversy over the primacy of discoveries by McMillan and Strzelecki. It contains the letter written by McMillan on 18 February 1840 to his employer Lachlan Macalister, describing his journey of exploration. Maddern, I.T. The squatters in Gippsland Victorian Historical Magazine vol.36 pages , A history of exploration and settlement of Gippsland by squatters. Meyrick, F.J. Life in the bush, : a memoir of Henry Howard Meyrick London: Nelson, pages. Biography of Henry Howard Meyrick, reconstructed from letters. His experiences in the early of Port Phillip describe dealings with the Aborigines, the pastoralist s way of life and economic difficulties, a trek to Gippsland in 1846, life at Glenmaggie, and his death near Sale in Monash Public History Group; Aitken, Richard (ed) Macalister landscapes: history and heritage in Maffra Shire Bairnsdale, Vic: Kapana Press/Centre for Gippsland Studies, pages. An examination of how natural features and human occupation have formed the

20 present landscape, covering the themes of Aboriginal occupation, squatting, selection, timber industry, dairying, sugar beet industry, irrigation and high country grazing. Parry-Okeden, W.E.; Perry, Harry C. A son of Australia : memories of W.E. Parry-Okeden ISO, Brisbane: Watson, Ferguson & Co Ltd, Early chapters deal with life of a squatter at Rosedale. Parry-Okeden, W.E. The Parry-Okeden family at Rosedale Gippsland Heritage Journal no.10 pages 46-50, June The experiences of the Parry-Okeden family, squatters at Rosedale between 1840 and 1851, taken from the item above. Paszkowski, Lech Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki: reflections on his life Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, pages. Detailed and authoritative biography of Count Strzelecki. Past criticisms of Strzelecki are examined and his achievements as explorer and scientists reviewed. Peck, Harry H. Memoirs of a stockman Melbourne: Stock and Land Publishing Co., pages. First published Autobiography of a cattle auctioneer, describing his experiences at Newmarket from 1884 to 1938, and histories of the cattle properties and men that he dealt with, throughout Victoria and the Riverina including central Gippsland. Power, John Squatters and selectors: an historical geography of the Central Gippsland Plains pages. (B.A. University of Melbourne) The process of land settlement, in a wide area around Sale and Maffra, is examined in relation to the geography of the region. The problems faced by selectors under the Selection Acts from 1860 to 1880 are also scrutinised. Rawson, Geoffrey The Count: a life of Paul Edmund Strzelecki, K.C.M.G., explorer and scientist London: William Heinemann, pages. Biography of Count Strzelecki, including his journey of exploration through Gippsland. Robinson, George Augustus; Clark, Ian D. (ed) The journals of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate, volume four: 1 January October 1845 Melbourne: Heritage Matters, pages. These journals include a journey through Gippsland in 1844, from Westernport Bay to Port Albert and Twofold Bay. The daily entries describe the land, the Aboriginal tribes and the squatting runs. Spreadborough, Robert; Anderson, Hugh Victorian squatters Ascot Vale, Vic: Red Rooster Press, pages. History of the expansion of pastoralists throughout Victoria, listing the licensees of all

21 the runs, and including the Land Acts and Regulations from 1836 to Tanjil (pseud) Our guide to the Gippsland Lakes and rivers Melbourne: Hutchinson, pages. First published Guide to travel on the Gippsland Lakes, describing the lakes, the steamers, the rivers and all the settlements of the area. It includes a concise history of Gippsland, describing early exploration and settlement, and relations with the Aborigines. Tyers, Charles James Tyers report to Governor La Trobe Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.1 no.1 pages 47-52, Report, written in 1844, which provides the first detailed description of the settled area of Gippsland. Watson, Don Caledonia Australis: Scottish highlanders on the frontier of Australia Sydney: Collins, pages. Portrait of the early Scottish settlers in Gippsland which illustrates how their background and the prevailing social attitudes shaped their dealings with the Aborigines. Wilson, John The beginnings of Gippsland: some historical notes of the early days 24 pages. Series of newspaper articles on the early history of Gippsland published in The Gippsland Times from 8 May to 21 August The articles describe the first explorations, early pastoral settlement and way of life, the development of roads and the discovery of gold.

22 Localities ALBERTON Alberton Cemetery Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.1 no.1 pages 62-63, Early records of the Alberton Cemetery. Barraclough, Linda Memorial inscriptions Memorial inscriptions from cemeteries in the eastern part of Gippsland, including Alberton. Cox, George (Rev); Adams, John David (ed) Notes on Gippsland history, volume 3: the Alberton district [Port Albert, Vic]: Port Albert Maritime Museum, [1994]. 47 pages. Reprint from articles published in the Gippsland Standard, Yarram, from 1911 to 1930, which draw on contemporary newspapers, government documents, letters and diaries. This volume deals with early settlement in the Port Albert and Alberton districts, including the growth of the cattle trade and the Glengarry settlement. Cox, George (Rev); Adams, John David (ed) Notes on Gippsland history, volume 5; Alberton District from 1844 to the 1850s Yarram, Vic: Port Albert Maritime Museum, pages. Reprint from articles published in the Gippsland Standard, Yarram, from 1911 to 1930, and which draw on contemporary newspapers, diaries and letters. This volume includes the early days of settlement at Alberton. Cox, George (Rev); Adams, John David (ed) Notes on Gippsland history, volume 6: the beginnings of church and school in Gippsland Yarram, Vic: Port Albert Maritime Museum, pages. Reprint from articles published in the Gippsland Standard, Yarram, from 1911 to 1930 and which draw on contemporary newspapers, diaries and letters. This volume includes the establishment of the church and school at Alberton. Hogan, Hannah; Gregory, Jack History of Alberton West School no.2140, published in conjunction with the school centenary Alberton West, Vic: [School Centenary Committee, 1979]. 9 pages. Brief history of the school and the townships of Alberton West and Gelliondale. McClure, Sandra Here they lie: a location guide to headstones in the Alberton Cemetery pages. Guide listing names and year of burial.

23 Slade, Edgar Captain Slade's census 1853 Tarraville and Alberton Port Albert, Vic: Port Albert Maritime Museum, pages. Also published in Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.3 no.2 pages 42-43, Copy of a census listing all people living within a three mile radius of Alberton and Tarraville in Tyers, Charles James Tyers' report to Governor La Trobe Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.1 no.1 pages 47-52, Report, written in 1844, which provides the first detailed description of the settled area of Gippsland. Waghorn, John The early postal services in Gippsland Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.2 no.2 pages 27-32, History of the establishment of a regular postal service in Gippsland during the first fifteen years of settlement, the first post office being at Alberton. ALBERTON SHIRE Adams, John David From these beginnings: history of the Shire of Alberton (Victoria) Yarram, Vic: Alberton Shire Council, pages. History of the founding of the settlement at Port Albert and the growth and development of Yarram and the surrounding area. Curry, A.W. Yarram progressive capital of the Alberton Shire Victoria's Resources vol.3 no.2 pages 59-62, June-Aug Description of the town of Yarram, detailing the town's amenities and the industries of the shire. Historical tour: Shire of Alberton. Yarram, Vic: Yarram and Dist. Historical Society, nd. 8 pages. An itinerary for a tour of the Yarram-Port Albert district, with notes about historic buildings and locations. [CGS] Horsfield, Janice Latrobe Region heritage sites: a compilation presented in tabulated form of sites and features of archaeological, botanical, geological/geomorphological, historical and zoological significance within the local government areas that comprise the Latrobe Region of Victoria 1987 [Traralgon, Vic]: Latrobe Regional Commission, [1989]. 78 pages. Listing includes Shire of Alberton.

24 Port Albert Maritime Museum. Committee of Management. Education Sub- Committee Teacher education kit Port Albert, Vic: Port Albert Maritime Museum, pages: ill., maps Kit aimed at teachers of primary and secondary students, consisting of information and activities to accompany a visit to the museum and the surrounding area. The history of settlement at Port Albert and Tarraville is investigated, as well as shipping, buildings and the cemetery at Alberton. [CGS] ALPINE REGION See also Wonnangatta Valley Barraclough, Linda Cattlemen of the Bennison Plains Voice of the Mountains no.23 pages 17-21, The four families still grazing cattle on the Bennison Plains have been operating there for several generations. Barraclough, Linda Tiger Moths rescue injured cattlemen Voice of the Mountains no.19 pages 4-9, In the 1940s, two rescues took place in the high country, both involving Tiger Moth aeroplanes. Barraclough, Linda Two Tiger Moth rescues. Gippsland Heritage Journal no.26 pages 41-47, Rescues of Bob Goldie and Jack Kelly the more complete article of the two. Benwell, George Tracking Turton in Gippsland Victorian Historical Journal vol.62 nos.3&4 pages , Dec 1991/March An account of the life and achievements of William Turton, geodetic surveyor. Between 1862 and 1874 he worked throughout Gippsland, including the cutting of a track to the summit of Mt Wellington. Budge, Alan D. No end to walking: a hundred years of walking by the Melbourne Walking Club [1993]. 201 pages. History of Melbourne Walking Club, detailing prominent members and describing numerous walks, many in Gippsland. Butler, Graeme Victorian alpine huts heritage survey Architectural survey, with historical notes and floor plans, of all buildings in the Alpine National Park.

25 Cabena, Peter Brian Grazing the high country: an historical and political geography of high country grazing in Victoria, 1835 to pages. (M.A. University of Melbourne) History of early pastoral settlement in north Gippsland, and the establishment and development of high country grazing from its beginnings in 1835, in conjunction with an examination of the administration of grazing occupation. Cattlemen of the Avon Voice of the Mountains no.13 pages 19-24, Short biographies of cattlemen who ran stock in the headwaters of the Avon River, up to Mt Wellington. Christie, Rob W. Across the Alps: retracing Angus McMillan's 1864 Alpine Expedition in 1988 Stratford, Vic: High Country Publishing, pages. An account of the 1988 expedition which retraced the track cut by McMillan in 1864, with extracts from McMillan's journal from the expedition and a concise illustrated history of gold mining, settlement and grazing in the area. Coles, Eric. Henry Miller: pioneer of the Upper Maffra district. The Gap, Magazine of the Bairnsdale Inspectorate, Pages Miller grazed cattle on Mount Wellington. Eastwood, Amy; Eastwood, Isabel; Merlo, Hazel Uphill after lunch: Melbourne Women's Walking Club Armadale, Vic: H.H. Stephenson, c pages. History of the Melbourne Women's Walking Club, describing their walking trips, many in the Australian Alps. The eighties Voice of the Mountains no.13 pages 4-5, Chronology of events during the 1980s which affected alpine grazing and mountain cattlemen. Gardner, P.D. Names of the Victorian Alps; their origins, meanings and history. Ensay, Vic: Ngarak Press, pages, indexed. The section pages 32 to 39 covers names from Mount Howitt to east of Dargo. Hueneke, Klaus. Huts in the Victorian Alps : and the people who built and care for them. Canberra: Tabletop Press, pages, idexed. Hodges, Sue A bibliography of oral histories on the Australian Alps Australian Alps Liaison Committee, pages. Bibliography comprising 465 oral history interviews with people who have been associated with the Australian Alps. Each entry gives details of the interview including existence of transcript or summary, an abstract and subject headings with access through five indexes.

26 Howitt, A.W.; Lucas, A.H.S.; Dendy, Arthur A visit to Lake Nigothoruk and the Mount Wellington district, Gippsland Victorian Naturalist vol.8 nos.2-3 pages 17-44, June-July Account of a trip by horseback to Tarli Karng, near Mt Wellington, in It describes the vegetation, wildlife, geology and the camping, photographic and collecting equipment used by the travellers. Howitt, Mary; Howitt, Annie A visit to the moraine lake at Mount Wellington Gippsland Heritage Journal no.14 pages 38-44, June Originally published in Centennial Magazine vol.1 no.7 pages , Feb Account of an expedition by horseback to the moraine lake, Tarli Karng, at Mt Wellington, undertaken by A.W. Howitt and his two daughters. Johns, Flora; Green, Oswald Stuart The dog's grave: an account of droving days in early Gippsland [Stratford, Vic]: Stratford and District Historical Society, pages. The story behind the monument over the Dog's Grave, high in the mountains above Dargo. It describes the droving of mountain cattle from Cobungra Station, down through Dargo to markets at Maffra, up to Johnson, Dick The Alps at the crossroads: the quest for an alpine national park in Victoria Melbourne: Victorian National Parks Association, pages. Detailed history of the Victorian Alps, describing the environment, early exploration, the establishment of alpine grazing, the gold rushes, the growth of forestry, hydroelectric schemes, skiing and bushwalking, and the origins of the National Park movement. The threats to the Alps from grazing, logging, vehicle access and ski villages are examined, and the need for national parks emphasised. Johnson, Dick The vision splendid: the fight for the Alpine National Park East Melbourne, Vic: Victorian National Parks Association, pages. History of the movement by conservationists for the reservation of a national park in the alpine region. McMillan, Angus Angus McMillan's Alpine Track log Gippsland Heritage Journal no.6 pages 51-56, June Copy of the journal kept by Angus McMillan in 1864 while he was engaged in the cutting of a track through the Alps to link the Omeo and Jordan goldfields. Magnussen, Fiona. Victoria s alpine heritage: the huts of the high plains: Bogong, Dargo and Hotham Regions. Henty, NSW: Staffback, pages, indexed (huts only). Mayhew, Maud An early expedition to Tarli Karng: Maud Mayhew's diary Gippsland Heritage Journal vol.3 no.2 pages 24-27, Account of a trip by horseback to Tarli Karng with Stratford friends in 1894.

27 Oldfield, David Havens of the high country French's Forest, NSW: Black and White Enthusiast, pages. Collection of black and white photographs of scenery and huts in the Victorian Alps. Routley, V.C. (ed) Footsteps from the past: a centenary publication of the Melbourne Walking Club Inc Melbourne: Melbourne Walking Club, pages. Brief history of the Melbourne Walking Club, with a selection of stories, reports and anecdotes. These tell of the experiences of club members during the past 100 years, a large number of the walks being in Gippsland. Stapleton, Ian From Fraser's to Freezeout: colourful characters of the Dargo High Plains Harrietville, Vic: the author, pages. Mainly a history of the Treasure family of Castleburn and the Dargo High Plains, but also including John Gamel at the Crooked River diggings, 1939 fires etc. Stapleton, Ian. Of Pioneers and perseverance: colourful characters of the Victorian high country. Harrietville, Vic: the author, pages. Includes the Sweetapples of Glencairn, Ted Marks of Glenmaggie and Bob Stubber of Licola amongst others. Stapleton, Ian. Weatherbeaten wisdom: colourful characters o the Victorian high country. Harrietville, Vic: the author, pages. Includes biographical detail on residents of Wonnangatta. Crooked River, Talbotville, Licola and Heyfield. Steenhuis, Luke Secrets of ghost towns of the high country: featuring 50 'ghost towns' in and around Victoria's alpine region Vermont, Vic: Research Publications, pages. Brief histories of small gold mining townships which mainly flourished briefly in the late 1800s in the mountain regions of north Gippsland. Includes Donnellys Creek and The Springs area. Steenhuis, Luke Secrets of ghost towns of the mountain goldfields: featuring 50 former towns in and around Melbourne s north-east mountain region. Vermont, Vic: Research Publications, pages. Brief histories of small gold mining townships which mainly flourished briefly in the late 1800s in the mountain regions of north Gippsland. Includes Grant area goldfields. Stephenson, Harry Cattlemen & huts of the high plains Armadale, Vic: H. Stephenson, pages. Detailed history of the settlement of the alpine region by pioneer cattlemen, and the history of the mountain huts throughout the area.

28 Stephenson, Harry W.F. Bill Waters: a biography: a man of the mountains. Melbourne, Vic: Rover Section, Scout Association: pages, indexed. Waters was Victorian Rover Commissioner, this work contains much on Alpine recreation. [Maffra Library] Voice of the mountains: journal of the Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria Inc. No. 1 (1971) Articles on high country grazing and the mountain cattlemen, and the history and pioneers of the mountains, including poetry and photographs. Walker, Mary Howitt Come wind, come weather: a biography of Alfred Howitt. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, pages. Howitt was leader of an alpine exploration party, led to expedition to determine the fate of Burke and Wills, and was later local magistrate, eminent scientist and anthropologist. Mount Howitt is named after him. Walker, Mary Howitt A.W. Howitt Sale, Vic: Sale Regional Arts Centre: pages. Wheeler, Graeme The scroggin eaters: a history of bushwalking in Victoria to 1989 Melbourne: Federation of Victorian Walking Clubs, pages. Some of the club's walks were in the Victorian high country. Williams, Anne. The Treasures: Georgetown, SA: Geoff Treasure, pages. Consists mainly of detailed family trees, with short introductions on family branches of a family highly identified with the Dargo High Plains. AVON RIVER Brightling, Pauline A sketch on the Avon, Tuesday Oct 3, 1843 Gippsland Heritage Journal no.7 pages 38-39, Dec This article interprets a sketch of the Avon River at Bushy Park, drawn by G.A. Robinson in 1843, and discusses how the river has changed since European settlement. Flood aftermath Times-Spectator 1 May 1990 pages Photographs of victims of floods on the Avon River in Great flood 1990 Maffra Spectator 24 April pages. Photographs of flood damage in the catchment of the Avon River in 1990.

29 State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. The state of the rivers, Victoria. Melbourne: SR&WSC, pages. Includes case study of the Avon River. Strom, H.G. Checking river erosion: case of the Avon River, Victoria Commonwealth Engineer 1 March 1941 pages AVON SHIRE Avon Shire Voters Rolls. Stratford, Vic: Stratford and Dist. Historical Society, Voters Rolls for 1860s (undated), 1866 (both which include the later Maffra Shire) and 1886 (which includes Dargo). Later two include localities, occupations, number of votes to which entitled. Some women are listed. Avon Shire Voters Rolls Gippsland Heritage Journal no.30 pages 57-58, 2006 Account of discovery of rolls, with excerpts. Barraclough, Linda. Hotels in the former Avon Shire: a work in progress. Stratford, Vic: Stratford and District Historical Society, pages, processed. Centenary Celebrations Committee Shire of Avon souvenir brochure and programme of festivities, June : to commemorate the centenary of local government Stratford, Vic: The Committee, Brief history of the Shire of Avon, including a chronology of events of interest. Dairy factories in the former Avon Shire: research notes, part 1, Stratford (Inverbroom), Bundalaguah, Craigielee, Wolverton, Myrtlebank, Munro, Dargo. Stratford, Vic: Stratford and District Historical Society, pages, processed. Dairy factories in the former Avon Shire: research notes, part 2, Sale, The Heart, Clydebank, Avondale, Redbank, Charlecote. Stratford, Vic: Stratford and District Historical Society, pages, processed. Fletcher, Meredith Avon to the Alps: a history of the Shire of Avon Stratford, Vic: Shire of Avon, pages. History of settlement and development within the Shire of Avon, from Aboriginal occupation and first exploration to Shire of Avon Avon and its district Stratford, Vic: The Shire, pages. Brief history and description of the Shire of Avon.